Learning Croatian: Phrase of the Week – That‘ill be the Day!

You know some basic Croatian, enough to get you by, but there is nothing that will impress more than knowing a local phrase or slang that you can slip into a conversation…

Our ‘Word / Phrase of the Week will teach you a variety of words and phrases commonly used in Croatia, but not commonly found in language learning material.

Today’s phrase:

‘Malo Sutra’

‘malo sutra’ is a common phrase used in Croatia and basically is the equivalent of the English term ‘that‘ill be the day’ or ‘in your dreams’. The literal translation of the phrase is actually – a bit, little (malo) tomorrow (sutra).

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Example: ‘Joze, will you be able to lend me $100 till the end of the week?’…‘Malo sutra’…

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